James eeilley



(No Model.)

J. REILLEY.

DIE FOR FORGING TRUSS ROD ANGHORS FOR RAILWAY (JARS. No. 395.173.

Patented Dec. 25, 1888 Jay. 9.

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JAMES REILLEY, OF BUFFALO, NE YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS A. BISSELL, OF SAME PLACE.

DIE FOR FORGING TRUSS-ROD ANCHORS FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,173, dated December 25, 1888.

Application filed August 2, 1888. Serial No. 281,745. (No model.)

.To LLZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES REILLEY, of the city of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dies for Forging Truss-Rod Anchors for Railway-Oars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to dies for forging the truss-rod irons or anchors which are socured to the under side of the car-body, and to which the ends of the longitiulinal trussrods are attached.

My invention has for its object to save time and labor in the production of these truss-rod anchors and to impart a higher finish and greater strength to the same than can be done by forging them by hand.

The invention consists, to that end, of a pair of dies for forging these parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure l is a front elevation of my improved dies. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the lower die. Fig. 4c is a bottom plan view of the upper die. Figs. 5 and (5 are vertical cross-sections of the dies in lines w w and 0c 00, Fig. 1, respectively. Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section in line y y, 5. Fig. 8 is a similar section in line .2 .2, Fig. 6, showing the manner of fastening the punch to the upper die. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of one of the finished truss-rod anchors. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary top plan view thereof. Fig. 11 is a fragmentary side elevation of a railwaycar, showing the location of the anchor. Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing the form of the an chor-blank before punching the head thereof for formin the jaws of the anchor.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

a, Fig. 11, represents the truss-rod of the car, and l? is the truss-rod anchor or iron, secured to the under side of the car-body and composed of a flat shank, b, and a depressed end portion or head, I), provided at its outer end with two parallel circular jaws or ears, b between which the end of the truss-rod is secured by a connecting pin or bolt passing through openings in the truss-rod and said cars.

12 is the shoulder or offset, formed at the junction of the shank]; and the depressed head 1), and which rests against the transverse bolster c of the car-body.

D represents the lo wer stationary die,which is secured to the anvil of a steam or power hammer. The die D is provided on its upper face near one of its lateral edges with shaping recesses or depressions (Z (Z for forming the depressed head I) and the end portion of the raised shank b. The inner recess, (1, is formed with a concave cavity, (1*, for forging the lower portion of the cylindrical enlargement 1)", from which the ears or jaws b are formed.

E represents the upper movable die, which is secured to the head of the power-hammer. The die E is provided with fiat working-faces e 6, arranged, respectively, above the shaping-recesses d d, and whereby the blank of the anchor, which consists of a straight flatsided bar, is forced into the shaping-recesses (Z (Z and its upper side is finished. The .fiat face 6 is provided with a concave depression or cavity, 6 arranged directly above the cavity (Z of the lower die, and whereby the upper portion of the enlargement b is formed. The working-faces of the upper die, in conjunction with the shaping-recesses of the lower die, gradually forge the anchor-blank to the form shown in Fig. l2, the outer portion of the shank b and the head Z) being finished, and the latter beingformed at its outer end with the cylindrical enlargement Z).

F represents a seat or socket formed in the face of the lower die near the opposite edge thereof and corresponding in form to the shaping-recesses (Z cl so as to receive and hold the anchor after the same has been operated upon, in said recesses. The inner concave cavity, f, of this seat, which receives the cylindrical enlargement Z), is provided in its bottom with an opening or recess, 9'. 7L represents a punch or cutting-tool secured to the upper movable die, E, directly in line with the opening g and entering the latter when the upper die descends. The punch it is seated in a vertical socket, 1', formed in the upper die, and is held therein by a horizontal setscrew, 1" arranged in a threaded opening formed in the adjacent portion of said die. The head of the set-screw is countersunk in the die, and the latter is recessed, as shown in Fig. 8, so that a wrench can be applied to the head of the set-screw.

Upon placing the truss-rod anchor into the seat F the punch a cuts a slot or recess centrally in the cylindrical enlargement Z) and forms the ears or jaws b Concave cavities j are formed in the facej of the upper die on opposite sides of the punch h, for receiving the upper portions of the circular jaws IF.

it represents an enlarged opening formed in the rear side of the lower die below the open ing or recess g, with which the latter communicates, and into which. the cuttings or pieces of metal, cut out of the enlargements I) drop, and from which they are readily removed.

1 represents a flat working-face arranged on the lower die between the shaping-recesses (l d and the seat F; and Z is a similar face formed on the upper die in line with the face Z. These faces may be used for forging the blanks of the truss-rod anchor and for finishing the shank thereof.

The front portions, 071 m, of the lower die, in which the shaping-recess cl and the corresponding outer portion of the seat F are formed, are raised above the remaining portion of the die, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, and the upper die is provided with corresponding depressions, m for receiving these raised portions of the lower die. After the anchor has been shaped betwc en the dies the jaws b are perforated for receiving the connecting-bolt, whereby the truss-rod is attached to the anchor and the bolt-holes are formed in the shank of the anchor.

By means of my improved dies the trussrod anchors may be formed of a single piece without welding, and they are rendered much stronger than when welded of two pieces by hand, as heretofore practiced.

I claim Ls my invention 1. The combination, with the lower die provided with shaping recesses or depressions d d (1 corresponding to the head and the end portion of the shank of the truss-rod anchor, of the upper die provided with recesses and with flat working-faces arranged above the shaping-recesses of the lower die, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the lower die provided with shaping recesses or depressions d (1 (1 corresponding to the head and the end portion of the shank of the truss-rod anchor, of the upper die provided with flat working-faces e e and a concave shapingcavity, 6 substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the lower die provided with a seat, F, corresponding to the shape of the end portion of the truss-rod anchor, and with an opening or recess, g, arranged in said seat, of the upper die provided with a punch, h, arranged in line with the opening g of the lower die, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the lower die provided with a seat, F, corresponding to the shape of the end portion of the truss-rod anchor, with an opening or recess, arranged in said seat, and a discharge-opening, k, for receiving the cuttings, of an upper die provided with a punch or cutter, h, arranged in line with the opening or recess g, substantially as set forth.

\Vitness my hand this 19th day of July,

JAMES REILLEY. \Vit-nesses:

CARL F. GEYER, F. O. GEYER. 

